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Reasons Why Resistive Touchscreens Are Preferred Choice for Touch Applications

With the influence of advancing technology in our daily lifestyle, the need for touchscreens is getting stronger day by day. From smartphones to laptops, self-service touchscreen kiosks in retail stores, ATMs and digital signage, almost every industry today is using touchscreens, in some or another way.

As technology is advancing, touchscreens solutions are also getting more interactive and compatible to use with diverse applications. Touch technologies differ the construction of the touch panels, response time, optical clarity and the pressure applied. Out of the different touch technologies, resistive touchscreens are traditional yet the most commonly used type of touchscreen interfaces.

Here are the reasons why resistive touch technology is best suited for a variety of applications

Benefits Of Resistive Touchscreens

Minimal / Affordable Production Cost:
Unlike other touch solutions, resistive technology is not that complex in construction and costs relatively less than other technologies. Affordability is the major reason why resistive touchscreens are highly used in applications like consumer appliances.

Reacts To Multiple Types Of Touch:
Resistive touchscreens have more resolution than capacitive touch sensors, also they allow pressure-activated operation, which makes performing the desired action simple and easy using a bare finger, gloved finger or stylus. Therefore, resistive touchscreens become a preferred choice in an industrial setting, as operators have to mostly work with gloved hands. On the contrary, most capacitive touchscreens don’t work with heavier gloves because they act upon detecting the capacitive properties of a bare finger.

Power Consumption Is Less:
Another good reason that makes resistive touchscreens economical for usage is that they do not use much power.

Resistive Sensors Have no Exposed Glass that can Spaul:
Most touchscreen technologies use glass surfaces as the outer touch layer. Sectors like food and beverage facilities have typically strict regulations with ‘no exposed glass’ usage. On the other hand, resistive touchscreens use a tough polyester film (PET) surface for the outer layer that can hold the glass inside even if the sensor screen substrate glass gets shattered.

Extremely Durable:
When it comes to a durable solution, resistive touchscreens are the most preferred among their counterparts. Moreover, an advanced version of resistive technology by A D Metro named ULTRA resistive touchscreens that are best suited for rugged usage. ULTRA resistive touchscreen is designed with a patented durable glass surface that is scratch, abrasion, water and chemical resistant. ULTRA’s construction allows it to be used over an extended range of operating environments, including a wide range of commercial, industrial and military applications where rugged durability and reliability are required. Also, even if an ULTRA sensor is shattered the glass surface does not spaul and stays adhered to the polyester film it is bonded to.

Less Sensitive To Stray Stimuli:
At times a high degree of sensitivity can account for good features of touchscreens, however, in industrial environments, it is not always an advantage. Resistive touchscreens do not respond to contaminants like rain, oil, grease, food, dirt and dust that are likely to happen in an industrial setup. That said, resistive touch panels prevent any chances of unintentional or false response causing interferences in smoother operations.

Conclusion:
With the above reasons and benefits, resistive touchscreens have been widely used for many years and are likely to remain popular, reliable and trusted solutions in the future as well, especially with the advancements like ULTRA resistive touchscreens.
To know more about standard and ULTRA resistive touchscreen technology, visit https://admetro.com/.

 

 

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